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Sex Matters poll results as graphics (for printing)

A six-page graphical summary of the figures from our survey: a nationally representative sample of over-18s, polled online on...

Sex Matters poll results as graphics (for screen)

A six-page graphical summary of the figures from our survey: a nationally representative sample of over-18s, polled online on...

Sex Matters poll results

Six questions about transwomen answered by a nationally representative sample of over-18s, polled online on 15th May 2023 by...

It’s time to make the Equality Act clear

This 20-page booklet explains why we have asked the government to consider clarifying the meaning of “sex” in the...

Why social transition in schools is not possible and government guidance should say so clearly

It is not possible to treat any child as if they are a member of the opposite sex in...

Letter to the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)

Our 12th May 2023 letter, signed by 24 organisations, to Katharina Rose, Geneva Representative of GANHRI, asking it to...

Letter to the College of Policing

Our detailed comments in response to to the consultation on the Authorised Professional Practice Recording and retention of non-crime...

Teenagers and gender identity: the evidence base (parts 1, 2 and 3)

Part 1: Why might teenagers question their gender?
Part 2: Treatment and outcomes
Part 3: How parents can support their...

Teenagers and gender identity: the evidence base – part 3

by Matilda Gosling
Part 3: How parents can support their children
This paper is the final part of a series...

Sex and gender identity: keep your pupils safe and comply with the law – guidance for schools in Wales

Our schools guidance, produced together with Transgender Trend, has been revised for schools in Wales. It draws on guidance...

Response to IPSO consultation on guidance on reporting of sex and gender identity

In 2016 IPSO published Guidance on researching and reporting stories involving transgender individuals, with input only from trans lobby...

Lesbians without liberty

With a foreword by Joanna Cherry, this document investigates how the UK denies freedom of association to women who...

Freedom of belief matters

Sex Matters’ response to a call for input by the United Nations’ Independent Expert on protection against violence and...

Sex and gender in schools: what government guidance needs to say

Sex Matters analyses what the Department for Education’s guidance should say, and sets out ten principles against which it...

Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill and the UK

This paper, prepared by Sex Matters, considers whether the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (GRR Bill) is within the...

Response to the Crown Prosecution Service’s consultation on deception as to sex

Sex Matters examines the proposed revision to the CPS’s legal guidance on Rape and Serious Sexual Offences, Chapter 6...

Teenagers and gender identity: the evidence base – part 2

by Matilda Gosling
Part 2: Treatment and outcomes
This paper is the second of a three-part series summarising the evidence...

Gender-questioning teenagers: puberty blockers and hormone treatment vs placebo

This technical paper adds to the literature on the treatment of gender dysphoria by using data from comparable studies...

The need for a joined-up approach to children with gender dysphoria – a response to NHS England’s interim service specification

Our response focuses on the questions on social transition and on the Equality and Health Impact Assessment, and includes a...

The need for a joined-up approach to children with gender dysphoria

Sex Matters’ response to NHS England’s interim service specification. We call on the NHS, the DfE, Ofsted and the EHRC...

Why Sex Matters is calling for clarification of the Equality Act 2010 – a briefing

Sex Matters has launched a petition calling on the government to clarify that in the Equality Act 2010, “sex”...

Your rights at work

The Equality Act 2010 protects people in England, Scotland and Wales from being discriminated against at work because they...

Why sex matters for human rights: our organisational framework

Sex Matters’ mission is to promote clarity on sex in law and policy in order to protect everybody’s human...

How can the Equal Treatment Bench Book be made fit for purpose?

The Bench Book is produced by the Judicial College for judges and magistrates in England and Wales as a...

Response to the Bar Standards Board consultation on regulation of non-professional conduct use of social media by barristers

Letter to the Secretary of State for Education

Bayswater Group, Fair Play For Women, LGB Alliance, Safe Schools Alliance, Sex Matters and Transgender Trend wrote to Gillian...

Letter to Scottish MPs about the Gender Recognition Reform Bill (Scotland)

We wrote to MSPs in advance of the Stage 1 Debate on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill (Scotland) to...

Toilets matter – a short guide to law and good practice

For any organisation that provides toilets for customers, visitors, staff or students – this guide will help you think...

Teenagers and gender identity: the evidence base – part 1

by Matilda Gosling and Stella O’Malley
Introduction and Part 1: Why might teenagers question their gender?
A paper aimed at...

Sex Matters: Mission, vision and goals

The problems we address, how we do this, and why you should support us, alongside our goals for the...

Freedom of information obligations for Stonewall scheme participants

A briefing to inform public authorities participating in Stonewall (and similar) schemes in order to encourage them to respond...

Why single-sex services matter: privacy, dignity, safety and choice (full report)

Over the past few years many single-sex services and spaces have been changed to mixed sex, but few of...